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"It’s gorgeous! You look like you could be in a azine" Jess fluffed the skirt a little hed "Fine Let’s try so"

"Good idea" I stepped off the little platforathered up the skirt in my arms Jess followed close behind so she could helpthe back

"You know, this is a hugestateo in there, large and proud Don’t let them treat you like the dirty cousin from America Show ’em you’re soh school" I wiggled out of the dress and helped her put it back on the hanger, which proht of the dress

"I’o in there and let theeous, you’re brilliant, and you won’t take any shit" Jess stood up and looked at ht about what she was saying First iive a speech at a bird convention, there was no reason I shouldn’t dress up for awith the queen I turned and looked at the next dress on the rack and contemplated it

"Okay"

"Okay?"

"Okay, but we need to ht stateers aside and met Jess’s eyes in the mirror

"I know just the dress" She ran out of the little roo I hated that I wasthis blind And the worst part was there were people standing outside the store with ca

When Jess came back she and held up a dress, I knew she had nailed it on the head It was siant Sexy but discreet: simple cap sleeves with an A-line skirt, the black hts There was a siave it even own and alht There were pockets

"You’ve been saving this one" I turned lared at her "Youfull well I would hate them And this was in the store the whole time!"

"So you like it?" Jess smiled from ear to ear

"You sneaky bitch! That last dress was torture!" I held hed

"It worked, didn’t it? I could have brought a trash bag in here and you would have been excited" Jess helped me pull the dress up and work the hidden zipper

When I turned around to look in the mirror, I froze The dress fit perfectly, which was lucky considering there wasn’t ti it up off my neck in a messy bun that countered the streaance" Jess nodded her head like she had designed the dress herself

"It’s perfect" I turned so I could see the back of the dress

"Let’s go show the others" Jess swung the door open and o out first I had to pick the skirt up to walk, but with heels it would be perfect Outside, the curtains had been pulled over the large front s and Sarah aiting in a chair, her notebook in her lap She looked up and a smile pulled at the corners of her mouth

"Oh, you look lovely"